Weekly Bits 26/2009
New mixtapes from Robot Koch and DJ T, videos from Sónar and other news from Beyondjazz and Marvin Gaye.
FACT Mix by Roland Appel
Sonar Kollektiv’s Roland Appel has already recorded under the names of Fauna Flash, Trüby Trio and more recently his own. He’s also an excellent DJ and will be playing at London’s Plastic People this Friday.
New Sonar Kollektiv Compilations
Sonar Kollektiv has released two new iTunes-exclusive compilations, Digital Gems and Based on Misunderstandings. Fans of Jazzanova should check these out, as each contains a mix by the Berlin discjockeys.
Jazzanova Remix Contest Finalists
In the last few weeks, the guys from Jazzanova were busy going through more than 400 submissions to their remix contest. There is no winner yet, but the remixers have been narrowed down to 10 finalists. You can…
…more SK200!
As previously reported, Sonar Kollektiv’s SK200 compilation will be available on December 1st. In addition to that, there will be a download-only EP with three exclusive tracks on their digital label Digital Kollektiv.
Resident Advisor Podcast with Dixon
It is a pity all the old podcasts on Resident Advisor are no longer available for download. So far, all I have been doing today was playing their podcast with Berlin’s Dixon (Innervisions/Sonar Kollektiv), who did an episode 48 back in March 2007.
Jazzanova Remix Contest
Jazzanova and Verve invite all the producers out there to participate in a remix contest to their upcoming single I Can See with Ben Westbeech on vocals. The winning entry will not only make it…
Sonar Kollektiv 200
Following last year’s 10th anniversary, Jazzanova’s Sonar Kollektiv label is about to celebrate its 200th release with a compilation simply titled SK200. Two-hundred releases, not bad for an independent label, but there already was a big retrospective with Ten Years, Who Cares?
Jazzanova – I Can See
The guys from Jazzanova have posted a video to the second single from their new album Of All The Things on YouTube. I Can See is among my favourites from the album (if not the favourite) and features Ben Westbeech on vocals. Unfortunately the video is nothing special, in fact it’s kinda stupid.
Jazzanova – Of All The Things
There were many rumors about the new Jazzanova album weeks prior to its anticipated release. Six years after their debut In Between, the founders of Berlin’s Sonar Kollektiv would deliver a new album, produced and recorded like it’s the 1960s again. However, not everybody seemed to have welcomed that idea, some forums reacted fairly sceptical about it, pushing Jazzanova next to Amy Winehouse.
Jazzanova – Of All The Things
It’s no secret anymore, the new Jazzanova album will be out through Verve Records on October 24th. The first single Let Me Show Ya is already available and features Detroit’s Paul Randolph on the vocals.
